My daughter & I recently took a trip together.
It was so much fun!
We wanted to make it a history/quilting/sewing/fun trip.
We planned to visit historical places during the day and in the evenings
we’d quilt or sew. (We had to go up & down on steep mountain roads,
so we decided we’d rather not do that while it was dark!)
Can you tell we grew up in the city?!
We were able to stay in a friend’s cabin up in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains.
Close to the cabin was a beautiful waterfall. It wasn’t easy taking a “selfie”, but here we are. 🙂
The third day we were there, it snowed!!
We were in a cozy cabin, with a nice fireplace, so we were happy, quilting…
It was kind of like going on our own Quilting Retreat! 🙂
It wasn’t a lot of snow, but it was beautiful!!
The mountains in the distance and the woods all around us were
covered in a nice blanket of snow.
We were inside, cooking, quilting…
I felt a little like the frontier women of the 1800’s…
quilting, tending the fire, roasting a nice chicken in the oven. 🙂
Thankfully, I didn’t have to kill the chicken myself.
Some of the modern conveniences I am totally ok with.
This is the quilt top my daughter was able to put together.
She didn’t get to finish it (she still has to add the borders and quilt it).
But she did get a lot of it done and I think it looks so pretty!
I love the fabrics and colors in this.
These are the two mini charm packs I took with me.
I wanted to make something small, like a table runner.
These little packs were $3.75 each, there’s 42 squares, 1 1/2 in. each.
I got them from Missouri Star Quilt Co. They have great prices.
They also have a great daily deal program.
I used the 1 1/2 in squares in strips of four across and then in the border,
I made half triangles for the border using a tutorial.
It made it go so much faster, and much more fun.
I didn’t have a pattern to follow, but I just used what I had on hand.
I like how it turned out and can’t wait to finish it.
We had a lot of fun on our trip
and I’ll be posting more of our “adventures” in the next posts.
Have a blessed weekend,
Daisy
A Daisy Garden 
This is so wonderful!!!! I’d love to have a retreat with my daughter and daughter-in-law…that would be so much fun! You are blessed! And your projects turned out great! 🙂
Thanks, Laura! It takes some planning, but SO worth it!! Just do it 🙂
I’d love to, but neither of my daughters lives nearby. And one of them is in the midst of a move to Alaska, compliments of the US Coast Guard. Maybe we can work this out. One day. Sigh.
The quilts hanging on the railings look especially beautiful with the backdrop. The picture of you and your daughter with that lovely background is perfect.
Lillian
Thank you, Lillian! Your sweet comment is very much appreciated!
What a sweet heart-warming post. Precious.
Thank you! It was fun!
I agree and second the thoughts here! This was a precious time with 2 precious people! Blessings!
Thanks so much! I’m so glad you’re back!! Missed you! Have a blessed Easter week 🙂
Oh Daisy! I want to wrap myself up in your trip. Seems like you had all my favorites. The Smoky Mountains where I spent the summers (at camp) of my childhood and Coke in a glass bottle! Love the trip down memory lane that your blog took me. I adore both your quilts. Thank you for cozy time spent reading and remembering! Hugs and blessings! Kandy
Kandy, so good to hear from you! Thanks for your kind words. Praying you’ll have a wonderful Easter week! 🙂
What a great idea, to make this trip and enjoy each other! It’s the sort of thing that should probably turn into an annual tradition!
Absolutely! We will certainly try to do this every year.
What a wonderful way to spend a few days with your daughter! The quilt is lovely.
It was a very special time and I’m so glad we went ahead and did it rather than just talk about it (I’m great at “dreaming” about stuff). Now we’d like to finish the quilting project we each started during our trip. 🙂
Love, love this post Daisy!! First off– the pictures of you and your daughter were so dar cute! And the beautiful snow scenes and all that quilting (and I’m sure talking)–sounds perfectly perfect. Hope your Easter week is blessed as well…
Rhonda, you always either make me smile or just laugh out loud! Thanks for your encouragement 🙂
What a lovely weekend to share with your daughter. And a productive one too! Thanks for visiting my blog, hope to see you again, Cath.
We are already talking about next year’s trip! 🙂
That’s great! You are lucky to have such a nice cabin to go to. Or would you try somewhere different?
We would love to visit a different place each year… look into the history in that area, and enjoy the “new-to-us” surrounding 🙂
Great idea! It’s always good to discover new places. I intend to do the same with my daughter (who’s 16) once we return to Europe later in the year and we can get around more easier than here in Asia. 🙂